The Madonna of the Stairs and the Battle of the Centaurs, and the Refurbishment of the Room of Marbles

Casa Buonarroti

April 2022

Completed

Michelangelo Buonarroti’s The Madonna of the Stars and The Battle of the Centaurs, and the Refurbishment of the Room of Marbles

Restoration Site: Museo della Casa Buonarroti, Florence

Owner: Museo della Casa Buonarroti

Work Directors: Jennifer Celani, Alessandro Cecchi

Restorers: Daniela Manna, Marina Vincenti

Photography: Antonio Quattrone for the restoration of Michelangelo’s works, Claudio Giusti for the refurbished Room of Marbles.

UV and colorimetric photography: Ottaviano Caruso

Scientific studies: conducted by Donata Magrini, Barbara Salvadori, and Silvia Vettori of the  ISPC, Istituto di Scienze del Patrimonio Culturale

Restorations:  The Madonna of the Stairs: July 2021 – January 2022; the Battle of the Centaurs: February – June 2021

Rearrangement of the Room of Marbles designed by: Arch. Leonardo Stanta

Translations: Carl Brandon Strehlke

LED lighting system in the Room of Marbles: Arch. Lorenzo Querci – Exenia

Madonna della Scala restauro Video
Michelangelo Battaglia Centauri Video

With the Generous Support of:

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin A. Maher, Sr., Mr. and Mrs. Ryan E. Maher, Mr. and Mrs. Kevin A. Maher, Jr. – For the Madonna of the Stairs
Patricia & Marshall Geller, in honor of Federico Frediani – For the Battle of the Centaurs
Patricia & Marshall Geller – For refurbishing the Room of Marbles

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